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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Robert Lawrence Bender, Wildwood, MO (US);
Timothy Hamilton Speno, Wildwood, MO (US);
Michael Craig Henricks, Ballwin, MO (US);
Robert Stephen Douglass, Wildwood, MO (US);
Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Matthew R. Darr, Godfrey, IL (US);
Robert Lawrence Bender, Wildwood, MO (US);
Timothy Hamilton Speno, Wildwood, MO (US);
Michael Craig Henricks, Ballwin, MO (US);
Robert Stephen Douglass, Wildwood, MO (US);
Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Matthew R. Darr, Godfrey, IL (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for circuit protector monitoring and management includes at least one circuit protector defining an interruptible current path therethrough upon an occurrence of specified operating condition in a circuit; a status element associated with the circuit protector and adapted to monitor an operating state of the current path; and an electronic management system in communication with the status element, wherein the management system is adapted to automatically alert and summon responsible personnel when the circuit protector has operated to open the circuit path, and identify the location of the operated circuit protector.